Saw on TV news report last night about solar panel installation. Apparently, there's a tax discount for this. Local facility will do a 30 sq. ft. installation with needed wiring and panel modifications for about $22K. City of Austin, TX offers a $13K discount as well. Must be done by a contractor, not a do it yourself. If so, no discount.
Am waiting for a installation kit for the DIY guy. Possibly with support from a qualified electrician for installing panels to reintroduce power to the power company to allow supplying the grid and get discount on same. Hopefully, less expensive. Would like to do the majority of the south facing roof in solar panels. No obstructions on that side of the roof. Would like to see support from the home insurance industry for replacement in event of severe hail, and otherwise for fire and such. Would also like to see this in new home contract as an option at minimum, embedding the wiring and panels as part of the normal electrical plans. Perhaps, leaving out all but the solar panel installation itself if the owner wants same later. And, standardization throughout it all. Dave